tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21883778.post3793191500617794543..comments2024-03-09T05:19:25.071-05:00Comments on blah blah blog: My version of atonementdarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21883778.post-53612938579892702002007-09-23T22:49:00.000-04:002007-09-23T22:49:00.000-04:00It's funny you mention the Amidah. I have some of...It's funny you mention the Amidah. I have some of my most profoundly funny thoughts while I'm supposed to be reading it. I wish I could surreptitiously bring a notebook into the synagogue and write them down.<BR/><BR/>I still go through many of the motions, but I've come to understand that the significance of it to me is not the religious aspect, but the connection to a four-thousand-some-odd-year-old tradition.darahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21883778.post-62972667443690818792007-09-21T17:49:00.000-04:002007-09-21T17:49:00.000-04:00With age, I've started to make a Paige specific in...With age, I've started to make a Paige specific interpretation of Yom Kippur too. Doing this allowed me to transition the holiday from an act of going through motions to something relevant. My Rabbi will kill me but my approach has positively impacted me a heck of a lot more than standing and silently reciting the Amidah three times.Paige Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291247610038922542noreply@blogger.com